Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Focuses on security and encryption to prevent unauthorized copying limit distribution to only those who pay. This is considered firstgeneration DRM. Secondgeneration DRM covers description, identification, trading, protection, monitoring and tracking of all forms of rights usages over both tangible and intangible assets including management of rights holders’ relationships. It is important to note that DRM manages all rights, not just those involving digital content. Additionally, it is important to note that DRM is the “digital management of rights” and not the “management of digital rights. ” That is, DRM manages all rights, not only the rights applicable to permissions over digital content.